Description - Master Of The Crossroads by Madison Smartt Bell
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK- A reissue of the sequel to the NBA-nominated All Soul's Rising, a powerful, epic novel of Haiti's 18th century slave rebellion, one that pitted the French, Spanish and English against each other and against themselves, and the rebellion's charismatic leader, Toussaint-Louverture.
Continuing his epic trilogy of the Haitian slave uprising, Madison Smartt Bell's Master of the Crossroads delivers a stunning portrayal of Toussaint Louverture, former slave, military geniusandliberator of Haiti, andhis struggle against the great European powers to free his peoplein the only successful slave revolution in history. At the outset, Toussaint is a second-tier general in the Spanish army, which is supporting the rebel slaves' fight against the French.But when Toussaint is betrayed by his former allies and the commanders of the Spanish army, he reunites his army with the French, wresting vital territories and manpower from Spanish control. With his army one among several factions, Toussaint eventually rises as the ultimate victor as he wards off his enemies to take control of the French colony and establish a new constitution.
Bell's grand, multifaceted novel shows a nation, splintered by actions and in the throes of chaos, carried to liberation and justice through the undaunted tenacity of one incredible visionary.
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